Lading strap anchor



C. R. JONES June 30, 1953 Patented June 30, 19 53 -UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LADING STRAP ANCHOR Clarence R. Jones, Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to .The Youngstown Steel Door Gompany, Cleve-- land, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application July 14, ,1951, Serial No. 236,800 7 Claims. (01. 105-369) This invention relates to lading strap .anchors and more particularly to anchors for railway freight cars.

It is an object of this invention to provide lading strap anchors adapted to be secured to the door posts of railway freight cars.

A further object is to provide lading strap anchors adapted to be secured to the door posts of railway freight cars and of such construction and so related to thedoor posts as to increase the strength and resistance to distortion of the door posts.

A further object is to provide ladin strap anchors for posts of railway freight cars having spaced flanges which shall serve to tie together the spaced flanges so as to increase the strength and resistance to distortion of the posts.

A further object is to provide lading strap anchors for posts of railway freight cars which shall effect a substantial savings in cost.

A further object is to provide metallic posts for railway freight cars which shall incorporate lading strap anchors.

A further object is to provide metallic posts for railway freight cars which shall comprise lading strap anchors associated with the posts in such a manner that the posts will act to resist pull on the anchors from lading straps secured thereto.

Other objects of the invention will become clear as the description thereof proceeds.

In the drawings forming part of this specification V Fig. 1 is a transverse vertical section through one of the door openings of a railway freight car showing a door post embodying the instant invention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale.

In the drawings wherein a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated the reference numeral l designates a substantially channelshaped door post having outer and inner transversely spaced longitudinally extending flanges II and I2 connected 'by a web l3. A portion of a nailing strip I4 extends between the flanges H and I2 and is fastened to the door post by means of bolts l5 which extend through the web l3. Lining members It; and I! are adapted to be nailed to the nailing strip M in the usual manner. Metallic sheathing I8 is secured to the outer flange ll of the door post as by means of rivets I9.

The door post l0 extends between and is secured to a customary substantially W-shaped side plate 20 and a customary angle-shaped side sill 21 as by means of rivets 22 and 23. The side plate 20 carries a header 24.. The side sill 2| which is reinforced by means of a bulb angle 25 supports a floor 26. The floor is protected by means of a threshold plate 27 which is secured to the side sill by means of an angle member 28 fastened thereto and'by means of clips 29.

In accordance with the instant invention the (1001' post It!) is so constructed as to embody anchors to which lading straps may be secured. These anchors are substantially U-shaped and each of them embodies a bight '30 arranged vertically and vertically spaced legs 3| and 32. The bight 30 of each of the anchor members as clear- 1y shown on the drawings is spaced inwardly from the inner flange l2 of the door post so as to permit of ready engagement of the bight by lading straps. The legs 3| and 32 of each of the anchor members extend through the inner flange l2 of the door post substantially to the outer flange ll thereof. The legs 3! and 32 are secured as by means of welding 33 and 34 to the flanges II and I2 of the door post. The anchor members are thus firmly secured to the door post. Moreover, the legs 3! and 32 of the anchor members serve to tie the flanges l I and I2 of the door post together, thereby increasing the strength of the door post and its resistance to distortion under the pull of the lading straps secured to the anchors. Furthermore by the projection of the legs 3! and 32 through the inner flange l2 of the door, this flange is made to resist stresses imposed upon the anchor members.

It will be apparent that numerous changes and modifications in the details of the invention will be clear to those skilled in the art. It is intended, therefore, that all such modifications. and changes be comprehended within this invention which is to be limited only by the scope of the claims appended hereto.

I claim:

1. In a railway freight car having a side wall embodying a post provided with transversely spaced substantially longitudinally extending flanges, a U-shaped lading strap anchor on said post, the bight of said anchor being disposed in inwardly spaced relationship to the inner of said spaced flanges, the legs of said anchor extending through said latter flange substantially to the other of said flanges, and weld material securing said legs to said spaced flanges.

2. In a railway freight car having a side wall embodying a post provided with transversely spaced substantially longitudinally extending flanges, a U-shaped lading strap anchor on said post, the bight of said anchor being disposed in inwardly spaced relationship to the inner of said spaced flanges, the legs of said anchor extending through said latter flange substantially to the other of said flanges, and means securing said legs to said spaced flanges.

3. In a railway freight car having a side wall embodying a post provided with transversely spaced substantially longitudinally extending flanges, a plurality of vertically spaced U-shaped lading strap anchors on said post, the bights of said anchors being disposed in inwardly spaced relationship to the inner of said spaced flanges, the legs of said anchors extending through said latter flange substantially to the other of said flanges, and Weld material securing said legs to said spaced flanges.

4. In a railway freight car having a side wall embodying a post provided with transversely spaced substantially longitudinally extending flanges, a plurality of vertically spaced U-shaped lading strap anchors on said post, the bights of said anchors being disposed in inwardly spaced relationship to the inner of said spaced flanges, the legs of said anchors extending through said latter flange substantially to the other of said flanges, and means securing said legs to said spaced flanges.

5. In a railway freight car having side walls embodying door posts provided with transversely spaced substantially longitudinally extending flanges, a plurality of vertically spaced U-shaped 4 lading strap anchors on each of said door posts, the bights of said anchors being disposed in inwardly spaced relationship to the inner of said spaced flanges, the legs of said anchors extending through said latter flange substantially to the other of said flanges, and weld material securing said legs to said spaced flanges.

6. In a railway freight car having side walls embodying door posts provided with transversely spaced substantially longitudinally extending flanges, a plurality of vertically spaced U-shaped lading strap anchors on each of said door posts, the bights of said anchors being vertically arranged and disposed in inwardly spaced relationship to the inner of said spaced flanges, the legs of said anchors being spaced vertically and extending through said latter flanges substantially to the other of said flanges, and weld material securing said legs to said spaced flanges.

'7. A door post for the side walls of railway freight cars, said door post being substantially channel-shaped in section and having spaced flanges and a connecting web, vertically spaced U-shaped lading strap anchors on said door post, the bights of said anchors being vertically arranged and disposed in spaced relationship to one of said flanges, the legs of said anchors being spaced vertically and extending through said one flange substantially to the other of said flanges, and weld material securing said legs to said spaced flanges.

CLARENCE R. JONES.

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